Door handle mounting



DeC- 21, 1937. G. v. JAKEWAY DOOR HANDLE MOUNTING FilKed Sept. 5, 1936"iii'ii\ I m INVENTOR. efa/d V. cfa/fa Wa www; @auf WK 7 #1W ATTORNEYSPatented Dec. 2l, 1937 PATENT oEFlcE DOOR HANDLE MOUNTING Gerald v.Jakeway, Grana Rapids, Mich., mignor to Keeler Brass Company. GrandRapids,

Mich.

Application September 5, 1936, Serial N0. 99,565

16 Claims.

The main objects of my invention are:

First. to provide a novel and improved mounting for an automobile doorhandle.

Second, toprovide a mounting of the type described which is economicalin construction and highly pleasing in. appearance.

Third, to provide a mounting of the type described which eliminates thenecessity for the conventional exterior escutcheon securing screws,hence improves the appearance of the mounting and prevents unauthorizedremoval thereof.

Fourth, to provide a mounting of the type described which is simple inits parts and readily assembled on an automobile, or other, door towhich it is applied.

Further objects relating to details and economies of my invention willdefinitelyv appear from the description to follow.. The invention isdefined in the claims. Preferred-embodiments of the invention areillustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentaryview partially broken away and in section on lineI--I of Fig. 4, illus trating the door handle mounting in assembledposition on an automobile door.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 3.5

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2,illustrating details of the securing means in one form.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in vertical section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1,illustrating details of my device. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view inhorizontal section illustrating the manner in which my device isassembled on a door, a modified form of securing means being shown inthis view.

Outside door handle mountings for automobiles ordinarily employescutcheon plates provided with exposed screws whereby the same arefastened to the door. `In addition to the fact that screw holes andscrews therein needlessly detract from the appearance of the mounting,the accessibility of the screws renders it easy to tamper with or removethe mounting. I have devised a door handle mounting -comprising anescutcheon member which is free from both of the above nameddisadvantagesv and which is exceedingly simple in construction. Broadlyconsidered, the invention resides in securing a plain escutcheon to adoor by means of a threaded member inserted in the door from the edgethereof normally adjacent the frame, whereby in closed and lockedposition the securing means is hidden and enclosed between the door anddoor frame and is, hence, inaccessible for tampering.

Referring to the drawing. lreference numeral I generally indicates adoor in closed relation to its frame 2, the door being provided with anover- 5 hanging lip 3 adapted to seat against a land 4 on the 'frame toseal the door and prevent access to the securing means, to behereinafter described, in closed position of the door. The outer doorpanel 5 is conformed to provide lip 3 in a l0 well known manner andlikewise is apertured at 6 to receive the handle escutcheon member 9,

, a reinforcing plate 'l being welded to the inside of the panel at 8and apertured in line with opening .6. Plate 'I consists of a one-eighthinch l5 reinforcing plate approximately two and onehalf inches wide andhas an offset or locking member 10 struck out from one end thereof, theoffset being provided with a hole 1I for a purpose to be hereafterdescribed.

Escutcheon member 9 ilts snugly within opening 6 and has a cylindricalwall I0 provided with an integral lug I I engaging a notch I2 in panel 5for the purpose of locating and preventing turning of theescutcheonrelative to the door. The

escutcheon member has a tapered portion I3 provided with` an internallythreaded sleeve I 4 suitably secured therein and in alinement withhole'II for the purpose of receiving locking screw I5. Sleeve Il carriesintegral lugs I8 cooperating with 30 corresponding notches in the holein which it is mounted, as illustrated in Fig. 3, to prevent rotation ofthe sleeve therein.

On the outer edge I6 of the door, I form an opening I1 whereby screw I5may be inserted 35 during assembly, the screw extending through hole 1Iin oifset 'I0 and threadedly engaging sleeve I4. Thus in assembledposition, with the annular ilange I9 of the escutcheon member abuttingdoor panel 5 and with lug II engaged in 40 the locating notch I2, thescrew I5 may be advanced to engage the escutcheon member and draw thesame firmly against the door panel.

Specific details of the handle construction, such as handle member 20,spindle 2|, and ten- 45 sioning spring 22, form no part of my presentinvention and will not be described at length.

Fig. 5 illustrates a modified form of my invention, as well as themanner of assembling the elements in located position, the embodiment ofFig. 5 employing a circular boss 23 drilled and tapped to receive screwI5 which extends through a hole 24 formed in a recess 25 upset in theedge of the door adjacent the frame, the recess hole, hole ll. andthreaded boss being in alinement.

Screw Il passes through the hole Il and threadedly engages theescutcheon in the same manner described-relative to the modification ofFig. i. In other respects the mountings are identical and need not befurther described.

Prom the above description, the advantages of my device will be clear.By theuse of a blind fastening instead of an escutcheon plate havingexposed screws, the handle mounting is rendered tamper proof and theappearance of the same is materially improved. Use of the constructionof my invention entails little modincation of existing door structuresand the assembly of the fastening means on the door may be easily andquickly performed.

I have illustrated and described my improve--y ments in an embodimentwhich I have found very practical. I have not attempted to illustrate or'describe other embodiments or adaptations as it is believed thisdisclosure will enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt myimprovements as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: v

l. In a handle mounting for an automobile door lpanel apertured toreceive the same, a reinforcing plate secured to said panel andapertured in line with the panel aperture, said plate having a lockingoiset, an escutcheon member fitted in said apertures and having anannular iiange abutting said panel, the door having an opening in theedge thereof adjacent the frame, said locking offset having a holetherein and said escutcheon member having a threaded element inalinement with said hole and opening, and a screw abutting said offsetand extending through said hole in threaded engagement with saidelementand operative to secure said escutcheon member on said door.

2. In a handle mounting, a reinforcing plate apertured to receive anescutcheon member, said plate having an offset locking portion providedwith a hole, said escutcheon member having a hole in alinement with saidfirst named hole, and means extending through said holes and operativeto secure said escutcheon member on said door, 'said door having anopening in the edge thereof adjacent the framesto permit assembly of themounting.

3. In a door handle mounting, in combination, an inner reinforcingplate, said plate having an aperture, an escutcheon member fitted insaid aperture and having an annular door abutting ange, and a screwabutting said plate and extending from the edge of the door into lockingengagement with said escutcheon member and operative to secure saidescutcheon member on said door.

4. In a door handle mounting,in combination, an escutcheon memberadapted to be fitted in an aperture in a door and having an annular doorabutting flange, and threaded means extending from the edge of the doortoward the outer side thereof into engagement with said escutcheonmember and operative to secure said escutcheon member on said door.

5. In a door handle mounting, in combination, an escutcheon memberadapted to be fitted in an aperture in a door and having an annular doorabutting flange, and tensioning and locking means extending from theedge of the door toward the outer side thereof into engagement with saidescutcheon member and operative to scure said escutcheon member 9.1iseid @1991.

with said sleeve, said door having an opening s in its edge receivingsaid screw. a member carried by the door against which said screw abuts.said screw extending angularly toward the outer side of the door andthreadedly engaging the sleeve and being adapted to draw and secure then escutcheon to the door.

7. In combination with a door, a door handle escutcheon and means tomount said escutcheon on the door comprising ascrew threadedly engagedwith said escutcheon, said door having an i.

aperture in its edge receiving said screw, said screw extending towardthe outer side of the door and engaging the escutcheon and being'adapted to draw and secure the escutcheon to the door. 2

8. A door handle escutcheon and means to mount the same on a door,comprising a screw extending from the edge of the door toward the outerside thereof, said escutcheon having a threaded hole engaged by saidscrew whereby the escutcheon may be drawn against the door, saidescutcheon having an annular flange adapted to seat tightly against theouter door panel in mounted position of the escutcheon, said screwdrawing said escutcheon toward said outer door panel.

Y 9. A door handle escutcheon and means to mount the same on a door,comprising a screw extending from the edge of the door toward the outerside thereof, said escutcheon having a threaded hole with the axisthereof disposed at an angle to the axis of the escutcheon, said holebeing engaged by said screw whereby the escutcheon may be drawn againstthe door.

10. In combination with a door, a door handle 4( escutcheon and means tomount said escutcheon on the door comprising means extending angularlytoward the outer side of the door from the edge thereof and engaging theescutcheon angularly relative to the axis of said handle and es- 4cutcheon, said engaging means beingadapted to draw and secure theescutcheon to the door.

11. A door handle escutcheon and entirelyconcealed means to mount thesame on a door comprising a screw extending'from the edge of 5 the dooradjacent the door frame toward the outer side of the door, saidescutcheon carrying a threaded hole engaged by said screw whereby theescutcheon may be drawn against the door, said escutcheon having meansintegral therewith to 5 locate and prevent its rotation in the door, andan annular flange adapted to seat tightly against the outer side of thedoor in mounted position of the escutcheon.

12. A door handle escutcheon and entirelyf concealed means to mount thesame on a door comprising threaded means extending from the edge of thedoor adjacent the door frame toward the outer side of the door, saidescutcheon being engaged by said means whereby the escutcheon 1 may bedrawn against the door, said escutcheon having means integral therewithto locate and prevent its rotation in the door, and an annular angeadapted to seat tightly against the outer side of the door in mountedposition of the escutcheon.

13. A door handle escutcheon and entirelyconcealed means to mount thesame on a door comprising threaded means extending angularly from ltheedge of the door adjacent the door yagainst the door.

14. In a door handle mounting, in combination, an escutcheon member ttedin an aperture in a door, said door having a recess offset in the edgethereof adjacent the frame, saidescutcheonmember having an internallythreaded portion in alinement with said recess, and means engaging saidrecess and threaded portion to secure said escutcheon member on saiddoor.

. 15. In a door handle mounting for a door having a hole inthe edgethereof adjacent the. door frame, an escutcheon member fitted in anouter opening in the door, said escutcheon member having a hole inalinement with said door hole,

securing means mounted in said escutcheon member adjacent the holearea,and means extending through the door hole toward the outer side ofthe door and engaging said securing means whereby theescutcheonmember'is secured in operative position on the door.

16. In a door handle mounting for a door having a hole in the edgethereof adjacent the door frame, an esoutcheon member tted in an outeropening in the door, securing means on said escutcheon member adjacentthe hole area. and` screw means extending'vthrough the door hole towardthe outer side of the door and engaging said securing means whereby theescutcheon member is secured in operative position on the door.

GERALD V. JAKEWAY.

